A small piece of sodium metal is placed in water. The sodium reacts with the water and gets very hot, producing sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. The demonstration shown in this video is very ...

The metal in question is sodium. Normally, it isn’t transparent, but molten sodium hydroxide does turn transparent after it — well, sort of explodes. Of course, sodium hydroxide isn’t really ...

A few drops of dilute sodium hydroxide solution react to form a white precipitate with aluminium ions, calcium ions and magnesium ions. However, if excess sodium hydroxide solution is added ...

The Reaction of Sodium with Water When sodium is exposed to water, a vigorous chemical reaction occurs. The reaction can be ...

Fat/Oil + Sodium\, Hydroxide \rightarrow Soap + Glycerol ... Sodium stearate (a white solid) is the most common type of soap. Each molecule consists of a long non-polar covalent hydrocarbon ...

The hacker briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide (lye) in Oldsmar's water treatment system, but a worker spotted it and reversed the action. Lye is used in small amounts to control ...

Day also told the Boston Herald that sodium hydroxide is 'an incredibly dangerous substance' that can cause chemical burns for humans and marine animals alike. The WHOI scientists are aware of the ...